Movement Over Maxes: Developing The Foundation for Baseball Performance

After 20+ years of running high school softball strength and conditioning programs, what I appreciate most about Dechant's "Movement Over Maxes" is the balance that he strikes between explaining the technical, bio-mechanical rationale for his approach while grounding the writing in individual exercises and full workouts that the you can use immediately. Every coach will benefit from his clear explanations and illustrations of essential athletic movements and, especially, the verbal cues that we can use to help our athletes achieve them."Movement Over Maxes" is organized around progressions from proper athletic positions leading up to performance training. Dechant identifies for the reader the common ways that athletes' bodies will compensate when under a load too heavy, and he explains how those compensations will ultimately limit athletic performance and lead to injury. The reader learns how to identify the athlete's readiness to progress and the methods the coach can use to accelerate that progression.While Dechant writes specifically for baseball/softball training with some text dedicated specifically to the needs of throwers, coaches from EVERY sport would benefit from his work. His chapters on The Athletic Position, Speed and Acceleration, and The Big 5 Movement Patterns provide practical instruction and theoretical insight that is universally applicable.

Movement Over Maxes is a must read. In this book, Coach Dechant shows you exactly how he develops his baseball athletes at TCU, and does so in a way that’s easy to understand and apply right away. If you’re a coach, athlete, or parent, I highly recommend you get a copy of this book and learn how to build a foundation for long term success and improved sport performance.

I've found this book to be incredibly insightful and has provided me quite a bit of information that I've been applying to my eleven year old son's workouts. If you have a younger athlete that you are looking for information on how to train for speed, agility, and strength in safe and productive way then this is a must have book.

Truly enjoyed the book. Well written and organized. Very good resource for beginners and even vets will gain some knowledge.

My wife bought this book for me for Xmas and I knew they offered a bundle deal through other sites so I emailed and they sent me everything I need and now I get to fully use movement over maxes in my own program. Such a great support for a HS Head Coach

Great training books have give good explanations for methods as well as actionable plans. That is exactly what you will find in this book. The model is easily tailored for different training situations and scalable depending on the size of your population.

Very easy read. Lays out everything you need to know to get guys on track. Tailors perfectly to the younger audience which is where the info is most needed. He does a great job of breaking down all the different patterns. Very cool!

Perfect for someone wanting to start at STEP 1 of developing a training program. I really enjoyed reading it and plan to implement it at the beginning of the school year with my athletes.